Raipur: The Governor of Chhattisgarh Anandiben Patel has invited Congress' chief minister-designate Bhupesh Baghel to take oath of office at 4.30 pm on Monday, Raj Bhavan sources said here.

The oath-taking ceremony will be held at Science College Ground in Raipur. A delegation of newly-elected Congress MLAs led by Baghel visited the Raj Bhavan on Sunday.

File photo of Chhattisgarh Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel. PTI

Baghel, elected as leader of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) earlier on Sunday, handed over a letter staking claim to form government to Secretary of the Governor, Surendra Kumar Jaiswal. He received the letter on behalf of the governor as she was not in the state.

Patel, who is also the governor of Madhya Pradesh, has invited Baghel to take oath as chief minister at 4.30 pm on Monday, a Raj Bhavan release said.